The Fun Isn't Just Reserved for Girls

At the beginning of June, our stake had girls' camp at the Heber Valley Girls Camp that is owned by the church. This was my first time to go to girls camp and I was a little bit nervous but the accommodations were top-notch.

The property is actually under the direction of the general Temple Presidency and you can tell that there is a special spirit the resides in the 6600 acres.

It was a perfect first camp for me- I was there with my two most favorite girls in the world, the other girls were completely lovable, the facilities were posh as far as camping goes, the leaders were great and I spent much of the time laughing my guts out, AND to top it off, it was a spiritual feast. Here are some pictures that I took when I remembered to take out my camera.

During the orientation, they warned us that there was a bumper crop of ticks at the camp this year. This sent many a young camper into a DEET-fueled frenzy, which prompted a lecture from me about how DEET is a toxic chemical to be used sparingly. Still, we were really careful to check for ticks every night.

One of the most memorable things that we did was the challenge course. One of the challenges was to scale a 40 ft pole, walk across the tightrope to the other side and go down a zip line. Here is Emma waiting her turn.

Rachel, well let's just say that this stuff is right up her alley. The person that was working the support ropes said that out of the hundreds of girls and adults that he had to spot, she is the only one who walked the tightrope without holding on to the ropes. Crazy.

I also discovered that people my age should not wear support harnessess if they are looking for something that will flatter your figure. Yikes.

 

While I was on the tightrope, all the girls down below were telling me to walk across without using my hands. Emma even said that if I could do it, she would keep her room clean for a week. It was really tempting, but i the end, all I could muster was to take the last step on to the platform without holding on to everything. What a rush.

Camp was really fun. I really love the girls and I am impressed with their spirituality and I truly enjoy their company. Not a bad first camp for me. I wonder what it will be like next year?